Nape Piercing - Healing

Nape Piercing is a part of popular mainstream
culture these days. It involves piercing or making a perforation on
the nape or back of neck. The surface of the skin is pierced in such
cases and an anchor or jewellery is inserted through the
perforation. Once the tissue heals, the skin holds the anchor firmly
to it.
Nape Piercing is also informally known as ‘Neck Piercing’.

Nape Piercing Aftercare
After perforation is carried out, you need to take proper care of
the area. Salt water soak is usually recommended for cleaning
recently pierced regions. You should preferably ask the piercer for
useful Nape Piercing advice about proper cleaning and caring of the
perforated spot.

Mix 1 tsp of salt with a glass of water. Dip small cotton balls into
this solution and use it to soak your wound. Throw the cotton ball
away and use another fresh one. Do this for 5 minutes and then allow
the area to be dried by air. You should ideally carry out salt soaks
daily for two times until the region heals properly.

You should never touch the unhealed region with unclean hands. Dirt
and germ can give rise to infections in the area and result in
redness, swelling and pus-filled abscesses.

If you have long hair, tie them in a bun until the area heals
completely. If your hair strands get stuck to the jewellery, the
entire anchor may come off and the perforated region can suffer a
bleeding.
You should also avoid sleeping on your back during the period of
healing. Pressure on the nape can result in Nape Piercing rejection.

Nape Piercing Rejection
If you take the services of an inexperienced piercer or try nape
piercing at home without sufficient expertise, it may lead to
rejection. In such cases, the body pushes out the jewellery through
the skin surface. The anchor comes off leaving a scar behind. Nape
Piercing scarring is very common.

People who undergo Nape Piercing face rejection commonly, especially
if they use bigger pieces of jewellery. In Nape Piercing rejection
rate is much higher than in other cases of perforation. Nape
Piercing rejection symptoms commonly include high fever, nausea,
muscle pain and chills. In some cases of Nape Piercing headaches may
also arise.

Salt Water Soaks
Salt water soaks are necessary after a body piercing session.
Cleaning a recently perforated area helps keep it safe from dirt and
germs and prevents bacterial infection.

Add a tsp of sea salt into a glass containing 8 ounces of water. Mix
this thoroughly. Soak a small cotton ball or Q-tip with a little of
the solution and apply it to the pierced area. Throw the pad away
and repeat the process with a new one. Continue this for 5-6
minutes. The session should be carried out twice daily till a month
or two after the piercing session.

As you now know the risks and dangers associated with this kind of
piercing, you must take the decision of getting this piercing done
very carefully. Also, if you get the piercing done and observe any
signs of infection or excessive bleeding, consulting your doctor or
piercer immediately can save you from facing any kind of
complications.

Infection
Using an unsterilized Nape Piercing needle for piercing can be a
major cause of infection. A bacterial infection in a just perforated
neck region can give rise to redness and swelling. After a session
of Nape Piercing bumps and redness are common and persist for at
least 3-4 days or more. But they last longer in infectious cases. In
acute conditions, pus-filled abscesses may also appear. Nape
Piercing sores needs immediate treatment, preferably by a
professional healthcare provider. Infection is not only a case of
Nape Piercing gone wrong. It may also occur despite good aftercare.
In many people, the body may not adjust to skin piercing.

Irritation
In some people, the use of a hard soap brand while bathing can cause
irritation in the recently pierced region. It is advisable to use a
mild soap brand in such cases. Irritation is one of the major
negative Nape Piercing effects.

Trauma
It is advisable to take proper care while you clean the pierced
region. Gently press a cotton ball to the perforation during Nape
Piercing cleaning. If any traces of cotton ball get entangled to the
jewellery, it may cause you much pain and give rise to Nape Piercing
swelling and skin trauma in future.

Nape Piercing Pain
Any perforation of the skin can cause pain. However, people who have
undergone Nape Piercing say that it hurts less than cases that
involve perforation in other body areas like eyebrows, under the
eyes, nose, ear, nipples or fingers. That said, Nape Piercing pain
actually depends on your threshold for pain. If you are very
sensitive to pain, it is recommended that you skip this altogether.

Nape Piercing Jewelry
In Nape Piercing jewellery is different from the ones used in normal
piercings. These are mainly barbells that look like staplers. The
materials used in such ornaments are Teflon, tygon or titanium.
Normally a bigger piece of jewellery is used, ideally one with a
gauge of 1.6 mm. This is because during healing period of Nape
Piercing neck skin suffers an inflammation and only a bigger Nape
Piercing barbell can allow the skin to swell. If needed, a piercer
can change the Nape Piercing bars into smaller ones once the
perforation heals completely.